Center Point, Iowa 
Shrubs 
CARYOPTERIS. Blue Mist. 3-4 ft. Called Blue spirea. 
Has powdery blue flowers in late summer. Top may 
freeze back but it blooms on new wood. 
CEPHALANTHUS. See Button Bush. 
CHIONANTHUS. Fringe Tree. 25 ft. Fleecy white 
flowers in great profusion in May or June. A good 
ornamental of the lilac family. 
CORALBERRY. See Symphoricarpos. 
CORNUS. Amonum. Silky Dogwood. 6-8 ft. Dark red 
branches in winter, blue berries. Does well in moist or 
wet soils. All the dogwoods listed with colorful 
branches are more showy if cut back to the ground 
every few years. 
—Elegantissima. 6 ft. Silver edging on the leaves make 
a pleasing contrast to other shrubs. Twigs bright red. 
—Florida. Flowering Dogwood. 15-18 ft. The well- 
known dogwood of the south and east. We have a 12 
ft. tree at the nursery that blooms about every other 
year. They should be planted in protected places this 
far north. 
—Siberica. Red Twig Dogwood. 6-8 ft. New growth 
has bright red twigs in winter. 
—Stolonifera. 5-7 ft. Red branches in winter. Good sum- 
mer foliage. Creamy white clusters of flowers in mid- 
June. Fine on stream banks and for naturalizing. 
—Stolonifera Flaviramea. Gold Twig Dogwood. 6-7 ft. 
Highly decorative with golden-yellow bark in winter. 
COTONEASTER. Divaricata. 5-6 ft. The cotoneasters 
have small glossy dark green leaves and small bright 
red berries. This variety has an arching spreading hab- 
it and dull red autumn color and small pink flowers in 
May. 
—Multiflora. 6-8 ft. More showy in flower than most 
other cotoneasters. Bright red berries and spreading 
habit. Needs plenty room. 
—Wilsoni. 5-6 ft. Similar to divaricata. Pleasing small 
glossy foliage and bright red berries. 
COTINUS. See Smoke Tree. 
CRABS. See Shade Trees. 
CRANBERRY, Highbush. See viburnum. 
CURRANT. Alpine. 4-5 ft. A fine small shrub with 
standing considerable shade. Also makes fine clipped 
hedges. 
DEUTZIA GRACILIS. 3-4 ft. A graceful free flowering, 
small compact shrub having loads of white flowers in 
late May in racemes. 
—Pride of Rechester. 6-8 ft. A strong growing, free 
blooming deutzia with double white flowers tinged 
pink. 
DOGWOOD. See Cornus. 
Size 
No. 1 
2-3 ft. 
4-5 ft. 
2-3 ft. 
18-24 in. 
18-24 in. 
15-18 in. 
15-18 in. 
2-3 ft. 
2-3 ft. 
3-4 ft. 
2-3 ft. 
3-4 ft. 
2-3 ft. 
3-4 ft. 
-3 ft. 
4 ft. 
Each 
.80 
1.25 
2.00 
5.00 
1.25 
1.30 
1.30 
